Not Dead Yet

A former assassin turns bookseller in this charming mystery that will appeal to readers who enjoyed Deanna Rayburn’s Killers of a Certain Age.

Sixty-seven-year-old Sophie Swisher just killed a man. Again.

Sophie had left her deadly career behind and settled down in Des Moines, Iowa, where no one would think to look for her. Her new job at a bookstore is nothing like her last one. Surrounded by the scent of old books and with a sassy street cat who walks her home at night, decades of high-stakes missions were firmly in Sophie’s past. But peace proves short-lived when a mysterious yet alluring man in a fedora corners her in the culinary mystery section and offers her a choice: kill a popular presidential candidate or have her whereabouts touted to her enemies. 

Stuck between a rock and a deadly place, Sophie is sure she can complete the mission unscathed, especially with the help of a coworker with a surprising knack for top-secret assignments. After all, she’s gotten out of worse binds before—like the time she took down a whole country’s electrical grid just by showing a little leg.

This madcap and unpredictable mystery proves that pluckiness never dies. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Jesse Q. Sutanto.